(Mediahuis) became the joint venture Automotive MediaVentions. On the job market, Vacature.com (DPG Media) and Jobat.be (Mediahuis) merged into Jobat, the new reference on the Belgian recruiting market. In December 2019, DPG Media announced the acquisition of all Dutch assets of Finnish media and publishing company Sanoma, gaining ownership of the magazines Libelle and vtwonen and news platform NU.nl. Sanoma's Belgian unit, that was already stripped down after selling many of its brands and businesses to both DPG Media and Roularta in previous years and consequently having become a publisher of home and deco magazines exclusively, was also included in the deal. The transaction was approved on 10 April 2020 by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets and became effective on 20 April. On 1 March 2020, Christian Van Thillo stepped down as CEO of the company, a role he had taken up for 30 years. His successor was Erik Roddenhof, who previously managed the company's Belgian and Dutch businesses. Roddenhof will continue to run the Dutch division, on top of his duties as the new CEO of the entire group. Kris Vervaet and Anders Krab-Johansen remained CEOs of respectively the Belgian and Danish divisions. Van Thillo became the company's board's executive chairman and in that capacity spearheads the group's strategy, acquisition policy, and the development of the group's media brands. On 1 June 2021, the acquisition of Mobile Vikings to Proximus was approved by the Belgian Competition Authority. Brands DPG Media is active in the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. The media company carries brands in television, radio, news, magazines, online services and telco. Berlingske Media News Berlingske B.T. Weekendavisen Online Services Euroinvestor DPG Media Belgium Television Dutch VTM VTM 2 VTM 3 VTM 4 VTM Gold French RTL TVI (50%) Club RTL (50%) Plug RTL (50%) Radio Dutch Q-music Joe Willy French Bel RTL (50%) Mint (50%) Radio Contact (50%) News Dutch 7SUR7 Het Laatste Nieuws, daily De Morgen, daily Vacature.com, job vacancies paper, weekly VTM Nieuws French RTL Info (50%) Magazines Dag Allemaal DM Magazine Goed Gevoel Humo Nina Primo Story TeVe Blad TV-Familie Online services Jobat Livios Mijn energie Spaargids.be Tweakers Vacature.com (discontinued) Video on demand Dutch Streamz (with Telenet) VTM GO French RTL Play (50%) DPG Media Netherlands Radio Joe Qmusic News National Algemeen Dagblad De Ondernemer de Volkskrant Nu.nl Sportnieuws.nl Trouw Topics Regional Brabants Dagblad BN De Stem De Gelderlander De Stentor De Twentsche